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"Painful To All": Saudi Prince's First Comment Since Khashoggi's Killing
In his first public comments since the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi security agents in Istanbul three weeks ago, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said Wednesday that his country is doing all it can to complete an investigation and bring the perpetrators to justice.
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Vladimir Putin, In Syria, Says Mission Accomplished, Orders Partial Russian Pull-Out
President Vladimir Putin flew into Syria and ordered "a significant part" of Moscow's military contingent there to start withdrawing on Monday, declaring their work largely done.
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Yemen Truce Expires After Day Of Heavy Fighting
A supposed ceasefire in the Yemen conflict expired a minute before midnight on Saturday after a day of heavy fighting between Saudi-backed forces and the Iran-allied Houthi movement.
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Russia To Halt Strikes On Syria's Aleppo For 8 Hours On Thursday
Russian and Syrian armed forces will pause attacks on the Syrian city of Aleppo for eight hours on Thursday so that civilians and rebels can leave the city, the Russian defence ministry said on Monday.
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Vladimir Putin Cancels Visit To Paris In Syria Row
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday cancelled a visit to France in a furious row over Moscow's role in the Syrian conflict.
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Saudi Air Defense Shoots Down Missile Fired From Yemen
The Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen says Saudi air defense forces have shot down a ballistic missile fired at the kingdom from Yemen.
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'Grave Differences' Hamper US, Russia Deal On Syria Truce
The United States and Russia on Sunday tried to finalise a ceasefire deal for Syria, a second this year after a first collapsed, but US President Barack Obama said "grave differences" remained and the fighting on the ground continued.
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Displaced Syrians In Regime Heartland Pin Hopes On Russian Bombing
Taiseer Hamash cradled his two-month old daughter Noor Sham in his arms as he stood by the entrance of the tarpaulin tent his family has called home in war-wracked Syria for over a year.
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Anti-ISIS Coalition Focusing on Sealing Turkish Border: US Envoy
The United States' new envoy to the coalition it leads against ISIS said on today its priority was to seal the last strip of border between Turkey and territory held by the ultra-hardline group in Syria.
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Russian Strategic Bombers Deal New Strikes on Islamic State
Russian strategic bombers struck targets in Syria on Thursday in a third straight day of a heavy bombing blitz, military officials said.
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Syrian Army Breaks ISIS Siege Of Key Aleppo Air Base
Syria's army broke a more than year-long jihadist siege of a military air base in the country's north Tuesday, scoring its first major breakthrough since Russia's air campaign began.
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War on Islamic State Needs 'Boots on Ground': US Air Force Secretary
The air campaign against the Islamic State group has made progress in degrading the terrorist organisation but will not be enough without local boots on the ground, the US air force secretary said today.
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Yemen Hospital Hit By Saudi-Led Air Strikes: Medecins Sans Frontieres
A Yemeni hospital run by medical aid group Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) was hit by a Saudi-led air strike, the group said today, another bombing of a civilian target in the seven-month air campaign in Yemen.
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Arab Israeli Paraglides to Syria, Allegedly to Join Rebel Fighters
An Arab Israeli has crossed into Syria using a paraglider, the army said today, with the apparent goal of joining rebel fighters there.
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US Hopes to Reconvene New Syria Meeting by Next Week
US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday he hoped to reconvene another meeting on Syria as early as October 30, after talks with his Russian, Turkish and Saudi Arabian counterparts.
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"Painful To All": Saudi Prince's First Comment Since Khashoggi's Killing
In his first public comments since the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi security agents in Istanbul three weeks ago, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said Wednesday that his country is doing all it can to complete an investigation and bring the perpetrators to justice.
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Vladimir Putin, In Syria, Says Mission Accomplished, Orders Partial Russian Pull-Out
President Vladimir Putin flew into Syria and ordered "a significant part" of Moscow's military contingent there to start withdrawing on Monday, declaring their work largely done.
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Yemen Truce Expires After Day Of Heavy Fighting
A supposed ceasefire in the Yemen conflict expired a minute before midnight on Saturday after a day of heavy fighting between Saudi-backed forces and the Iran-allied Houthi movement.
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Russia To Halt Strikes On Syria's Aleppo For 8 Hours On Thursday
Russian and Syrian armed forces will pause attacks on the Syrian city of Aleppo for eight hours on Thursday so that civilians and rebels can leave the city, the Russian defence ministry said on Monday.
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Vladimir Putin Cancels Visit To Paris In Syria Row
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday cancelled a visit to France in a furious row over Moscow's role in the Syrian conflict.
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Saudi Air Defense Shoots Down Missile Fired From Yemen
The Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen says Saudi air defense forces have shot down a ballistic missile fired at the kingdom from Yemen.
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'Grave Differences' Hamper US, Russia Deal On Syria Truce
The United States and Russia on Sunday tried to finalise a ceasefire deal for Syria, a second this year after a first collapsed, but US President Barack Obama said "grave differences" remained and the fighting on the ground continued.
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Displaced Syrians In Regime Heartland Pin Hopes On Russian Bombing
Taiseer Hamash cradled his two-month old daughter Noor Sham in his arms as he stood by the entrance of the tarpaulin tent his family has called home in war-wracked Syria for over a year.
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Anti-ISIS Coalition Focusing on Sealing Turkish Border: US Envoy
The United States' new envoy to the coalition it leads against ISIS said on today its priority was to seal the last strip of border between Turkey and territory held by the ultra-hardline group in Syria.
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Russian Strategic Bombers Deal New Strikes on Islamic State
Russian strategic bombers struck targets in Syria on Thursday in a third straight day of a heavy bombing blitz, military officials said.
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Syrian Army Breaks ISIS Siege Of Key Aleppo Air Base
Syria's army broke a more than year-long jihadist siege of a military air base in the country's north Tuesday, scoring its first major breakthrough since Russia's air campaign began.
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War on Islamic State Needs 'Boots on Ground': US Air Force Secretary
The air campaign against the Islamic State group has made progress in degrading the terrorist organisation but will not be enough without local boots on the ground, the US air force secretary said today.
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Yemen Hospital Hit By Saudi-Led Air Strikes: Medecins Sans Frontieres
A Yemeni hospital run by medical aid group Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) was hit by a Saudi-led air strike, the group said today, another bombing of a civilian target in the seven-month air campaign in Yemen.
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Arab Israeli Paraglides to Syria, Allegedly to Join Rebel Fighters
An Arab Israeli has crossed into Syria using a paraglider, the army said today, with the apparent goal of joining rebel fighters there.
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US Hopes to Reconvene New Syria Meeting by Next Week
US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday he hoped to reconvene another meeting on Syria as early as October 30, after talks with his Russian, Turkish and Saudi Arabian counterparts.
